Massacre

1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals

25 Mar 1971 – 16 Dec 1971 · 24.61° N, 90.41° E

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When
25 Mar 1971 – 16 Dec 1971
Kind
Massacre
Deaths
1,111
Coordinates
24.61° N, 90.41° E
Description
Introduction to December 14 1971

Placed at the middle of related events.

1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals

War crime by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh War of Independence

In 1971, the Pakistan Army and their local collaborators, most notably far-right militia group Al-Badr, engaged in the genocidal massacre of Bengali intellectuals during the Bangladesh War of 1971. Bengali intellectuals were abducted, tortured, and killed during the entire duration of the war as part of the Bangladesh genocide.

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